Upper Intermediate Quick Check Test 10A

Grammar 4 Match 1–11 with a)–k).

1 bits and   d   a) ready
1 Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun 2 now and            b) bounds
where necessary. 3 sick and            c) off
1 They live in the house   where   I was born. 4 ups and            d) pieces
2 The best book                 I’ve ever read is The 5 peace and            e) take
Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver,                 won the 6 rough and            f) then
Orange prize for it. 7 through and            g) cons
3 When I was a child, we had two dogs                 8 on and            h) tired
names were Prince and Lucky. 9 leaps and            i) quiet
4 The first holiday                 we can remember 10 give and            j) downs
taking together was to Paris. 11 pros and            k) through
5 One of my twin brothers,                 lives in the 5
US, also has twin sons.
6 I only realised how late it was                 I saw the
street lights come on. Pronunciation
5 Match the words 1–6 with the stress patterns
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a)–f).
1 brilliant   e   a) Oo
2 Underline the correct alternative. 2 unforgettable            b) oOoo
1  Walking  / Walked down the street, she was 3 horrific            c) ooOoo
surprised to see her husband ran /  running  towards 4 electrifying            d) oOo
her. 5 alternative            e) Ooo
2 The passengers involved / involving in the train 6 thickened            f) oOooo
crash were taken to hospital, hardly realising / 5
realised what had happened.
3 Worrying / Worried by her reaction, he sat thought
/ thinking about what was wrong. Functions
4 She stared at the house lain / lying in the valley, 6 Put the letters in brackets in the correct order
surrounding / surrounded by trees. to complete the text.
5 Having / Had forgotten his camera, he stood there, Our next stop in the Wye Valley will be Tintern
memorising / memorised the beauty of the building. Abbey which is 1(esatitud)   situated   on the banks
6 He rang her, feared / fearing the worst. of the River Wye. 2(upeSplyosd)                      one of
the most spectacular ruins in the country, it’s well
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(rtohw)                      seeing. 4(uFndode)
by the Lord of Chepstow in 1131, the remains you’ll
Vocabulary see in a few minutes were built, 5(eveebli)
it or not, between 1136 and 1536. As you may
3 Complete the phrases. 6
(wkno)                     , Henry VIII broke away from
1 The new production of Let’s face the Music was a the Catholic Church in the 1530s, and Tintern
s e l l o u t   on Broadway. Abbey was closed down. 7(erIntstinygel)
2 His latest romantic comedy was dull, , however, the ruins were fashionable in the 18th
p                              and a f          at the box office. century when the Abbey ruins became a must-see
3 Her electrifying operatic performance in Tosca has landmark. 8(pAypaenrtl)                      inspired by its
received r          r                  . romantic location, the English poets, Wordsworth
4 I’ve given up m                            theatre in favour and Tennyson, wrote about it. Ah, we’ve arrived.
of a                               comedy. 9
(llSah)                      we get off the bus and 10(dhea)
5 The ground-breaking work of performance artist over to the Abbey? After our visit, we’ll retrace our
Sharon Alman has c                   a s          in the art 11
(sptse)                      and have tea in the village.
world.
6 Despite the h         , the New Age ballet Step back 10
in Manchester is still a m         -         for dance fans.
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